Welcome to my appointment
Special Clinical Interests and Skills
- Urological oncology
- Prostate cancer
- Prostate cancer diagnostics
- Prostate cancer treatment planning
- Surgical and medical treatment of prostate cancer
- Robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP)
Education, specialization and academic titles
- 2008 Adjunct Professor in Urology, University of Tampere
- 2004 Specialist in Urology, University of Tampere
- 2001 Doctor of Medical Science (Ph.D.), University of Tampere
- 1994 Medical Doctor (M.D.), University of Tampere
Work experience
- 2012- Chairman / Chief in Urology, Department of Urology, Helsinki University Hospital
- 2004-2012 Senior Consultant in Urology, Tampere University Hospital
- 2005-2011 Senior Lecturer (urology/surgery), Medical School, University of Tampere
- 2008-2009 Visiting Investigator, Department of Urology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- 2001-2004 Resident in Urology, Department of Urology, Tampere University Hospital
- 1998-2001 Resident in Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seinäjoki Central Hospital
- 1995-1998 Research Scientist, Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere
- 1994-1995 Resident in surgery, Kanta-Häme Central Hospital, Valkeakoski District Hospital and Tampere City Hospital
Memberships / academic and professional activities
- Finnish Medical Association
- Duodecim (Finnish College of Physicians)
- European Association of Urology (EAU)
- Finnish Association of Medical Genetics
- The Finnish Surgical Society
- Finnish Association of Urology
- Academic Association of European Urologists (AAEU)
- Board member: Finnish Association of Urology 2007 – 2009 and 2016 –
Publications
Peer reviewed publications:
Papers in international journals: 50
Papers in national journals: 5
Meeting abstracts in international meetings: 36
Meeting abstracts in national meetings: 32
Link to publications: PubMed